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No, not necessarily. It depends on 'how bad?'
If the belt has actually broken, or has slipped a few teeth, then it is possible that the timing is out so much, that the pistons hit the valves and jam the engine. The belt would have to be more than bad and actually broken.
A worn or perished belt,will still allow the engine to work, right up to the time it actually fails.
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Could a bad timing belt cause the car not to start?
yes
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Bad missfire and if ur car is hard to start then its a stretched timing belt.
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It could.
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No start, no compression.
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No start.
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Tehe timing belt and dozens of other things can keep the car from starting.
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It is possible that the timing belt is not in proper time.
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engine cranks over but will not start.
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A bad timing belt could make the engine shut down but it would only happen once, not sometimes.
Will a timing belt cause your car to have trouble starting?
yes! i was replacing a timing belt in my daddy's car w/ him and he sed that if u don line it up perfectly, the car wont start. :( that od be bad. im only 12 but plz trust me.
